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draw out
verb
1 draw out
2 draw out
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
synonyms: extend, prolong, protract.
Roget 110:
last,
endure,
stand,
remain,
abide,
continue,
brave a thousand years.
tarry
etc.
(be late)
133;
drag on,
drag its slow length along,
drag a lengthening chain;
protract,
prolong;
spin out,
eke out,
draw out,
lengthen out;
temporize;
gain time,
make time,
talk against time.
outlast,
outlive;
survive;
live to fight again.
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Roget 573:
be diffuse
etc.
adj.;
run out on,
descant,
expatiate,
enlarge,
dilate,
amplify,
expand,
inflate;
launch out,
branch out;
rant.
maunder,
prose;
harp upon
etc.
(repeat)
104;
dwell on,
insist upon.
digress,
ramble,
battre la campagne [Fr.],
beat about the bush,
perorate,
spin a long yarn,
protract;
spin out,
swell out,
draw out;
battologize†.
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Roget 133:
be late
etc.
adj.;
tarry,
wait,
stay,
bide,
take time;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
linger,
loiter;
bide one's time,
take one's time;
gain time;
hang fire;
stand over,
lie over.
put off,
defer,
delay,
lay over,
suspend;
table [Parl.];
shift off,
stave off;
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn;
procrastinate;
dally;
prolong,
protract;
spin out,
draw out,
lengthen out,
stretch out;
prorogue;
keep back;
tide over;
push to the last,
drive to the last;
let the matter stand over;
reserve
etc.
(store)
636;
temporize;
consult one's pillow,
sleep on it.
lose an opportunity
etc.
135;
be kept waiting,
dance attendance;
kick one's heels,
cool one's heels;
faire antichambre [Fr.];
wait impatiently;
await
etc.
(expect)
507;
sit up,
sit up at night.
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Roget 200:
be long
etc.
adj.;
stretch out,
sprawl;
extend to,
reach to,
stretch to;
make a long arm,
drag its slow length along. "
render long
etc.
adj.;
lengthen,
extend,
elongate;
stretch;
prolong,
produce,
protract;
let out,
draw out,
spin out†;
drawl.
enfilade,
look along,
view in perspective.
distend
(expand)
194.
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Dutch: schetsen, rekken, op schaal tekenen, aanhouden, uitbreiden, prolongeren, verlengen
3 draw out
4 draw out
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).
synonyms: educe, elicit, evoke, extract.
Roget 525:
make manifest,
render manifest
etc.
adj.;
bring forth,
bring forward,
bring to the front,
bring into view;
give notice;
express;
represent,
set forth,
exhibit;
show,
show up;
expose;
produce;
hold up to view,
expose to view;
set before one,
place before one,
lay before one,
one's eyes;
tell to one's face;
trot out,
put through one's paces,
bring to light,
display,
demonstrate,
unroll;
lay open;
draw out,
bring out;
bring out in strong relief;
call into notice,
bring into notice;
hold up the mirror;
wear one's heart upon his sleeve;
show one's face,
show one's colors;
manifest oneself;
speak out;
make no mystery,
make no secret of;
unfurl the flag;
proclaim
etc.
(publish)
531.
indicate
etc.
(direct attention to)
457;
disclose
etc.
529;
elicit
etc.
480.1.
be manifest
etc.
adj.;
appear
etc.
(be visible)
446;
transpire
etc.
(be disclosed)
529;
speak for itself,
stand to reason;
stare one in the face,
rear its head;
give token,
give sign,
give indication of;
tell its own tale
etc.
(intelligible)
518.
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Roget 480a:
discover,
find,
determine,
evolve,
learn
etc.
539;
fix upon;
pick up;
find out,
trace out,
make out,
hunt out,
fish out,
worm out,
ferret out,
root out;
fathom;
bring out,
draw out;
educe,
elicit,
bring to light;
dig out,
grub up,
fish up;
unearth,
disinter.
solve,
resolve,
elucidate;
unriddle,
unravel,
unlock,
crack,
crack open;
pick up,
open the lock;
find a clue,
find clew a to,
find the key to the riddle;
interpret
etc.
522;
disclose
etc.
529.
trace,
get at;
hit it,
have it;
lay one's finger,
lay one's hands upon;
spot;
get at the truth,
arrive at the truth
etc.
494;
put the saddle on the right horse,
hit the right nail on the head.
be near the truth,
be warm,
get warmer,
burn;
smoke,
scent,
sniff,
catch a whiff of,
smell a rat.
open the eyes to;
see through,
see daylight,
see in its true colors,
see the cloven foot;
detect;
catch,
catch tripping.
pitch upon,
fall upon,
light upon,
hit upon,
stumble upon,
pop upon;
come across,
come onto;
meet with,
meet up with,
fall in with.
recognize,
realize;
verify,
make certain of,
identify.
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5 draw out
6 draw out
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
synonyms: extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out.
Roget 301:
extract,
draw;
take out,
draw out,
pull out,
tear out,
pluck out,
pick out,
get out;
wring from,
wrench;
extort;
root up,
weed up,
grub up,
rake up,
root out,
weed out,
grub out,
rake out;
eradicate;
pull up by the roots,
pluck up by the roots;
averruncate†;
unroot†;
uproot,
pull up,
extirpate,
dredge.
remove;
educe,
elicit;
evolve,
extricate;
eliminate
etc.
(eject)
297;
eviscerate
etc.
297.
express,
squeeze out,
press out.
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Dutch: zich terugtrekken, optrekken
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